“Exposed Secrets: The Shocking Consequences of Hiding Pets from Landlords!”
The issue with tenants hiding pets is a few things:
1. If they are hiding pets, are they hiding other things/people.
2. The landlord needs to know the occupancy and about pets because if there is an accident or the pet causes damage to the property or bites someone, there are liability issues that the landlord can be brought into a legal situation.
3. Statistically, the more pets, the more chances of property damage/degradation and the need to replace/repair things.
My family has dogs/pets. We love pets, but we also know from decades of experience with renters that not all people think about how pets can affect property values.
Landlord here: I said, “keep this text. I’m not charging you a pet deposit for your sweet girlfriend’s wonderful dog and I’m not activating the $100/day unpermitted pet fee. The dog is great.” It was a great dog and a great tenant. He had no idea there was a “pets admitted on a case by case basis” in the lease he signed.
As someone with non-conventional pets (currently rats, but I also like rabbits, pigeons, and ball pythons), it absolutely is worth it to me. Just know if you get caught, there’s no one to blame but yourself. It also helps that I do have a back-up plan and am very a**l about hiding absolutely everything when repairman comes around. If I do get caught, my pets are not going to end up in a shelter somewhere. Yes, it’s a hassle at the same time.
Back when I got my rats and was looking for places, I did start out disclosing them. Quickly learned to shut up – one place quoted me the same $500 pet fee as dogs/cats – and that’s if they even allow non-dogs/cats in the first place.
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